this is romney's best-case scenario. without ohio, romney would have to win five other battleground states. he's trailing, or tied, in all of those states. so he'd need to -- he'd need multiple come-from-behind victories across the board. and here's the bad news for the candidate. the latest ohio poll shows president obama ahead by eight points. romney hasn't made any gains for almost a month in that state. i promised i'd get to the bottom line. here it is. winning a debate, real nice, important for the moment. romney needs to win ohio if he wants to be president of the united states. we'll see if a single debate can make a difference for him. joining me tonight, ohio state senator, nina turner. senator, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> do you think romney's debate performance was enough to change the dial a little bit in ohio? >> not at all, ed. as you outlined, ohio is trending in favor of president obama. ohioans get governor romney does not understand that being president of the united states is no